Ned, Vinny, Helen Phil, Kathy, Brad and rest of family,
I love when it is boiled down to its' simplest form. This has been great
discussion. Thanks for the wonderful input.
Vicki
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From: "Helen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:33 AM
Subject: Re: Purpose Of Life-Vinny
> Excellent post, Vinny, with which I agree most wholeheartedly.
>
> Helen
>
> Earlier, vinny samarco wrote:
> >Hi Ned,
> >I like that. I for one get so tired of all these preachers saying, "God
Has
> >a wonderful Plan for your life.. Sure he does, but I don't see that
> >statement or the equivelant thereof in the word.
> >As one great preacher said, "God doesn't want our ability, he wants our
> >availability. It has taken me the last three years of sitting around and
> >doing very little to come to the conclusion that The Lord is not
interested
> >in our glorying in a tittle--I'm a praise and worship leader, I'm a
prophet,
> >I'm a preacher. Basically, he wants us to say, I'm yours, Lord, and
> >whatever you want to make out of me, that's what I want to be. Even if
we
> >are all of these things. The only thing we are supposed to glory in is
the
> >Lord, and if he happens to give us a certain function in His hous, then
so
> >be it.
> >Our function, as I see it is to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, m
> >mind and strength, and to be obedient to him in whatever place he puts
us
> >in.
> >Vinny
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ned Benton" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 9:29 AM
> >Subject: Re: Purpose Of Life
> >
> >
> > > Kathy,
> > > I understand what you are saying. Certainly, when we think of our
purpose
> > > as depending on us and on our knowing what it is, we are baffled. I
> >imagine
> > > that Moses, when he was called to lead the Israelites, felt much the
same.
> > > Abraham, when God told him to leave all he knew and go to a land He
would
> > > point out, I imagine that Abraham questioned himself about goin
without a
> > > map or any knowledge of this place.
> > > It seems to me that the biggest problem we have with our purpose in
life
> >is
> > > to try to limit God to just a certain talent or area of our lives to
say
> > > that that is our purpose. In Ecclesiastes 12:14 a wise man summed
it up
> > > this way,
> > >
> > > "here is the conclusion of the matter:
> > > Fear God and keep his commandments,
> > > for this is the whole duty of man."
> > >
> > > We could substitute the word "purpose" for duty.
> > >
> > > Maybe we shouldn't spend so much time trying to figure out what God's
> > > purpose of life is for us and just give Him our all in every area of
our
> > > lives.
> > >
> > > Ned
>
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